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This new text on the People¿s Republic focuses on its rapid transformation during the past half-century, and the challenges this presents.Written for A-level and undergraduate students without previous background on China, and supported by primary source materials, it provides a coherent narrative of the major events in China¿s recent past, and a balanced account of China¿s on-going transformation as it moves toward a more open society, a market-oriented economy, and an increasing role in international affairs.

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the series
A Note on Romanization and Pronunciation of Chinese Words
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Major Events Maps
PART ONE: CHINA'S PAST
1 General Introduction
2 Geographical and Historical BackgroundPART TWO: CHINA UNDER THE COMMUNIST PARTY
3 China's new Revolutionary Road
4 The Radical Maoist Phase, 1958-76
5 Building Reform-Era China, 1977-89
6 Deepening Reform: China in the 1990s7 New Society, New Challenges
8 China and the World
PART THREE: ASSESSING CHINA'S HALF-CENTURY UNDER THE CCP 9 ConclusionsPART FOUR: DOCUMENTSGlossary
Who's Who
Bibliography
Index

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